I was there during the first elections in South Africa. I watched them take down the apartheid flag and raise the new flag.

Quote by Al Sharpton

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The dream was not to put one black family in the White house, the dream...

The dream was not to put one black family in the White house, the dream...

I do believe the Democratic party has moved far to the right. I do believe...

I do believe the Democratic party has moved far to the right. I do believe...

I grew up in the 1950s and '60s, when it was almost a holiday when...

I grew up in the 1950s and '60s, when it was almost a holiday when...

Who defines terrorists? Today's terrorist is tomorrow's friend.

Who defines terrorists? Today's terrorist is tomorrow's friend.

I was the first candidate to come out against this war, spoke at every anti-war...

I was the first candidate to come out against this war, spoke at every anti-war...

Evangelicals catapulted George W. Bush back to the White House.

Evangelicals catapulted George W. Bush back to the White House.

I very rarely read any fiction. I love biographies; I read about all kinds of...

I very rarely read any fiction. I love biographies; I read about all kinds of...

James Brown became my father. He would talk to me the way a father talked...

James Brown became my father. He would talk to me the way a father talked...

We need an amendment that gives us the right to vote protected by the federal...

We need an amendment that gives us the right to vote protected by the federal...

If Charlton Heston can have a constitutional right carry a rifle, why can't grandma have...

If Charlton Heston can have a constitutional right carry a rifle, why can't grandma have...

It is true that Mr. Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, after which there was a...

It is true that Mr. Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, after which there was a...

The United States has got to adopt a policy of befriending and creating allies around...

The United States has got to adopt a policy of befriending and creating allies around...

If you can get the proper definition of trouble, then we can find out who...

If you can get the proper definition of trouble, then we can find out who...

The right wing always mobilizes around constitutional amendments: the right to bear arms, school prayer.

The right wing always mobilizes around constitutional amendments: the right to bear arms, school prayer.

How do you make things fair?

How do you make things fair?

I've seen too much in life to give up.

I've seen too much in life to give up.

The boxing world is full of all kinds of corruption.

The boxing world is full of all kinds of corruption.

We're not willing to give black leaders second chances because, in most cases, we're not...

We're not willing to give black leaders second chances because, in most cases, we're not...

I won vice president of my student body in high school. That doesn't mean anything.

I won vice president of my student body in high school. That doesn't mean anything.

Dr. King's general principles are universal. But the things he confronted took place in another...

Dr. King's general principles are universal. But the things he confronted took place in another...